Hey, a lot has happened since we last had a pod, lets talk about it! The big C, medium format digital, food, politics... Gofundme Link to support Christopher's cancer journey: https://gofund.me/fac75b45

Finally, after three years, Mike comes to visit Christopher in America. Coffee, film, food, diners, dogs, you name it.

Mike and Christopher are back! Updates on personal work, the film lab, beards, AI, and more.

Happy new year, friends. Mike and Christopher are back to chat about creativity, working as a creative, beards, and stalkers. Follow us on Twitter @SpookyBench and on Instagram @spookyparkbench Mike Instagram: @mikeysim1 Christopher Instagram: @cmsturm

Mike and Christopher discuss sobriety, photo books, focusing on your style, and film contests on Instagram that arent very honest.Di The Spooky Park Bench

We really did it this time. We sit down with 4x5 wizard Alex Burke and talk about stuff, things, people, places, etc. We certainly learned a few things during this episode, and you will too. Check out Alex's work here:https://www.alexburkephoto.com/https://www.instagram.com/alexburkephoto/Di The Spooky Park Bench

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It's us again. Sorry we've been away.Di The Spooky Park Bench

This week we have a guest that has more layers than an old lady in the winter. It's Autumn Spadaro. We talk about assisting, Black Hawk's going down and her awesome Grandmother.Di The Spooky Park Bench

Just us I'm afraid. We talk haircuts, car horns and how to find work in photography.Di The Spooky Park Bench

On this episode we have Financial Times restaurant critic, writer, broadcaster and photographer Tim Hayward. We discuss creativity, Saucy Janitors and why gear doesn't matter.Di The Spooky Park Bench

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This week we speak to Director and photographer Joan Michel. We talk about making docs, shooting them on film and the joys of skateboardingDi The Spooky Park Bench

This week we have the Attic Darkrooms, Shawn Kim. We discuss film as a medium, why we shouldn't be so precious and briefly touch upon WW3.Di The Spooky Park Bench

This week we discuss film costs, our humble intentions and Robin Williams For 20% off some banging coffee from New Ground hit them up at newgroundcoffee.com and use the code 'spooky20' at checkout.Di The Spooky Park Bench

This week we talk to the master of the corner and curator of Two Hour Photo, Jason Hunter. We discuss his work, the importance of printing your images and authenticity. We are also now sponsored by New Ground. A coffee roastery and social enterprise in Oxford who use their business to give employment opportunities and training ex offenders in the U…

To start the new year we tell you a little about ourselves, answer a listener question and discuss future plans.Di The Spooky Park Bench

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It's the man with the 4x5, Bryan Birks. We talk about approaching strangers for portraits, the expectations of a project, YouTube and....NFTS.Di The Spooky Park Bench

We discuss Mike's resemblance to George Michael, Christopher's new venture and the divisive NFT.Di The Spooky Park Bench

This week we're joined by The Bearded One himself, Kyle McDougall. We discuss Boots, Nickleback, buying a mirrorless camera and home scanning.Di The Spooky Park Bench

Hello!This week we discuss Christopher's new hoose, Mike's inability to change a roll of film and the complex issue of privilege in photography.Di The Spooky Park Bench

This week's guest is a professional photographer with over 35 years experience in the game. Ben is a commercial photographer with current clients ranging from Rolls Royce to Café Du Cycliste. We discuss working in dark rooms, shooting large format film, assisting, and Mike being useless. Get it in your lugs.…

It has indeed been a while. Had some personal jazz going on so thanks for baring (bearing?!) with us. This episode we talk about film elitism, the affordability of film cameras and not being vegan.Di The Spooky Park Bench

She's back.Our sister from another Mister (people still say that), Big Al joined us again after we had such a great response from our first one. We primarily talk about gender inequality in photography but dip into other heavy topics like morality, injustice and Christopher being a nerd. I also apologise profusely for not only my language but my te…

*EDITOR NOTE* Apologies for the audio quality, clearly some technical difficulties. We will definitely have it sorted for the next pod! This week, Mike and Christopher discuss assisting on shoots as an experienced photographer, NFT's, and raw pork. Next week, we have Allister in the second episode in our two part journey. Make sure to check that ou…

PART ONE OF TWO This week we had THE PLEASURE of talking to Allister Ann. We could have talked to Allister for hours. So we're going to. This is part one of two parts with her. In this part we talk music, old school social media, working during the pandemic and dream subjects. Check out her work at allisterann.com@allister_ann Follow us at @spookyp…

On this weeks catch up episode we talk about the joys of wedding photography, valuing your time and we have a call in question from Mike's pal, Robbie.Di The Spooky Park Bench

Oh hey. Hi. How are you guys? Us? Yeah we're good. Just been chatting to RAY BARBEE. This week we had the unbelievable fortune of getting to speak to a true legend. Skate hero, photographer and a beautiful soul. We talk gear, what drives him and his stripped back, no bullshit approach to making images. It was a genuine honour to get to speak to thi…

We're back in business with some STELLAR audio this time. Ok. It's better.In this episode we discuss British names for clothing, our first bad review, photo competitions, the importance of photo books and some other stuff about other things. Some of the books we mentioned in the episode:Wim Wenders - PolaroidsVivian Maier - Street Photographer Anni…

When people think of cool guys with beards they might think of a young Oliver Reed or a group of pirates drinking rum and beating a villager to death. I'll tell you who we think of. A Canadian man with a passion for creativity and a heart of pure gold. His name is Kyle McDougall, and he's on the podcast. Kyle is a photographer, editor, DP, podcaste…

Our first episode!We discuss the new release from Jason Lee's company Film Photographic, the joys of Snappy Snaps, we answer some VERY specific questions and Christopher is outed as a cultural philistine. NINETY SIX DREAMS, TWO THOUSAND MEMORIES is available HEREDi THE SPOOKY PARK BENCH